Grade 1 Curriculum
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We begin the year reading stories that illustrate fiction and nonfiction. As the year proceeeds, we talk about using nonfiction books to learn facts and do research. We introduce the index and table of contents, which help us to find information quickly. We continue to read and talk about fiction and nonfiction throughout the school year. Some of the stories we read are:
Andre, The Harbor Seal by A.Hodgkins and Prince William by Gloria Rand
LLama by Caroline Arnold and Harley by Star Livingstone
Dogs at Work by Julia Barnes and Officer Buckle and Gloria by Peggy Rathmann
Hermit Crabs by Lola Schaefer and A House for Hermit Crab by Eric Carle
Songs from the Loom by Monty Roessel and A Goat in the Rug by Charles L. Blood
Pizza Man by Marjorie Pillar and Pete's a Pizza by William Steig
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As our first graders are beginning to read independently, we introduce a variety of entry level readers. As part of this unit, we encourage our students to choose an ER (early reader) book as one of their two book choices. This will hopefully encourage our students to practice reading independently at home. As we say at HPS, "practice makes better"! Here are some of our favorite ER authors:
Cynthia Rylant
Stephen Krensky
James Howe
Grace Lin
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Our year finishes with funny and clever stories. Is the illustrator important to a story? Ask your first grader! These are some of the stories we share with our first grade students:
The Undone Fairy Tale by Ian Lendler
Wait! No Paint! by Bruce Whatley
Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus and the Elephant and Piggie series by Mo Willems
Wolf's Coming by Joe Kulka
My Lucky Day by Keiko Kasza